Saturday’s UFC event in South Korea drew an announced attendance of 10,651 fans.
UFC officials announced the figures at the night’s post-event news conference. No live gate total for the card was announced, as is typical with many “Fight Night” cards for the UFC overseas.
UFC on ESPN+ 23 took place at Sajik Arena in Busan. It was the UFC’s second in South Korea and first since the promotion debuted in Seoul in November 2015. That event drew an announced attendance of 12,156.
UFC on ESPN+ 23 prelims aired on ESPN before the main card streamed on ESPN+.
In Saturday’s main event, South Korea’s own Chan Sung Jung (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) looked sensational in scoring a first-round TKO stoppage of former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC). Afterward, the man known as “The Korean Zombie” called for a shot at newly minted UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.
